Howdy all,
Congrats to all the accepted applicants! However, like many others, I'm still anxiously waiting to hear back from schools. So far, I've just been stalking my email and the various school-specific sites (OPUS, etc.). I've noticed that a lot of people have mentioned calling or emailing admissions offices and receiving their admission decision information that way.
Does anyone with more in-depth knowledge of or experience with how the admissions process works know if this affects offers? For example, if someone proactively contacts an admissions office about the status of their application, does it affect processing time? How far in advance of it being posted online do the office staff have access to admissions decisions?
Any information is much appreciated. I'm really wanting to hear back so I can help find a replacement for myself at work if necessary, but I also don't want to harass the folks in the admissions offices if it won't speed up (or worse, if it would slow down) my application's processing time.
Congrats to all the accepted applicants! However, like many others, I'm still anxiously waiting to hear back from schools. So far, I've just been stalking my email and the various school-specific sites (OPUS, etc.). I've noticed that a lot of people have mentioned calling or emailing admissions offices and receiving their admission decision information that way.
Does anyone with more in-depth knowledge of or experience with how the admissions process works know if this affects offers? For example, if someone proactively contacts an admissions office about the status of their application, does it affect processing time? How far in advance of it being posted online do the office staff have access to admissions decisions?
Any information is much appreciated. I'm really wanting to hear back so I can help find a replacement for myself at work if necessary, but I also don't want to harass the folks in the admissions offices if it won't speed up (or worse, if it would slow down) my application's processing time.